ATHENS -- At least one people was killed and another 11 were
injured when an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Greece's
Eastern Aegean Sea on Monday, said the Greek authorities.
A 45-year-old woman was found dead by firefighters in the ruins in the
village of Vrisa on Lesvos Island, said local authorities.
Major damages have been reported in Vrisa in southern Lesvos.
"Half of the village has been greatly damaged and many houses have
collapsed," Nikos Karasavvas, the Deputy Mayor of Environment and
Emergency of the Municipality of Lesvos was quoted by Greek News Agency AMNA as
saying
The earthquake also caused damages to some other houses on Lesvos as
well as the nearby Chios Island.
The Athens Institute of Geodynamics said the epicenter of the
earthquake was at sea, about 45km south from Lesvos Island.
The strong tremor, which hit in early afternoon, was felt in Athens.
There are aftershocks measuring from 4.6 to 3.6 on Richter scale.
Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection Nikos Toskas and General
Secretary of civil protection Giannis Kapakis headed to Lesvos with helicopter
to coordinate rescue efforts, according to Greece's national news agency AMNA.
Along with them were officers from Greece's Special Disaster Response
Unit (EMAK). (Xinhua)
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